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FPluginUtils::AddToPluginSearchPathIfNeeded

Adds a directory to the list of paths that are recursively searched for plugins, if that directory isn't already under the search paths.

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References

Module	PluginUtils
Header	/Engine/Plugins/Developer/PluginUtils/Source/PluginUtils/Public/PluginUtils.h
Include	#include "PluginUtils.h"
Source	/Engine/Plugins/Developer/PluginUtils/Source/PluginUtils/Private/PluginUtils.cpp

Syntax

static bool AddToPluginSearchPathIfNeeded
(
    const FString & Dir,
    bool bRefreshPlugins,
    bool bUpdateProjectFile
)

Remarks

Adds a directory to the list of paths that are recursively searched for plugins, if that directory isn't already under the search paths.

Returns

Whether the plugin search path was modified

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Dir	Directory to add (doesn't have to be an absolute or normalized path)
bRefreshPlugins	Whether to refresh plugins if the search path list gets modified
bUpdateProjectFile	Whether to update the project additional plugin directories (persistently saved in uproject file) if needed

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